Waste and overflow for basins, tubs, and the like.



o. F. LQNGPELLOW.

-WASTE AND OVBRFLOW FOR BASINS, TUBS, AND THE LIKE.

I APTLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1908. 937,079, Patented 0ct.19,19o9.

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UNITED l 4srrxrns PATENT OFFICE. Y

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Be it known that I, CHARLES F. LONG Minnow, a citizen of the United States, residing at St.' Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wastes and Orerflowsfor following is a specification. y y

My' invention relates to a waste and over- HUW for basins, tubs, and thelike, and conn sistsin a novel construction thereof, whereby.

strai `ht and unobstructed passages are pro-Y vide which may ,be readily cleaned, and 'kept clean. i

The invention further consists in. various hereinafter pointed out.

drawings :y Figure 1 and through the'waste and overflow, con,-

vstruc/ted in accordance with m Y invention;

Fig. 2, a View of the waste p ug removed yfrom its seat, somewhat enlarged.; Fig. 3,I a View similar to Fig. 1, but showingithe over# flow and outlet pipes made integral with the bowl.v A

overflow devices are in use, in most of which one or the other of the two passages,waste or overlow,-is formed in the body of the vloofwl, tub, or other structure, and usually of curved or angular form, rendering ditli'cult or impossible the ready and thorough cleanapplied to the tub, bowl, or Vessel, butl in these'the Apassa es are generally angular in form, "and invo ve the same diliculty as to maintenance of- 'cleanly'and sanitary conditions.,

Under my construction, by unscrewing a single disk or litting, which may be readil overflow.. and in the. waste connection,-y

througl'r which may bepassed a brush', swab, or other cleaning device, so that both pas;

' sages may be quickly and thoroughlyv cleansed. nThe waste plug orI valve is itself Y so constructed and. arranged that any appreciable accumula-tiener sediment, or formation of any deposit upon its exterior, isv recluded, and that such as may lodge or orm may befeasily removed.

Referring to .the drawmgsr'A indicates a At the present time various waste and,

washbowl or basin having its bottominclnedslightly toward the'rear', and vprovided [at the junction of the bottoni and rear walls with an outlet neck a, fashioned'td're'ceive a ittingl'l, 'which will beymade of brass or other. suitable material.I This tting' is of tubular form, Vflaring at its upper end and flanged to lit a correspondingseatin the out-A le't neck of the basin, and packing or'luting b is advisedly interposed between thcscat and4v the fitting B to insure a perfect joint. The exterior of the tting B. isprovidecl 'with a threaded portion c to receive a -clamping: nut

, C which screws against theouter 'en'd or mouth of the neck a, or against a Washer d lrr'terposed between the nut and said neck.

The lower"` extremity of the fitting Blis likewise provided with a threaded portion e to venter the threaded collar of .f-"Y,v D, 4forming a section of theriunitel pi'pe"'E.

The bowl, basin, or other structure A is provided at a suitable distance below its upper ed e withahoiizontal' oliset F, having a shoul ered/'seat to vlveceiref a fitting G of annular, and preferably (1f/'slightly conical ofi tapering form, which is secured 1n its seat by a" nut H screwed upon its exterior beneath the ollsetiF, a `suitable disk 'or washer g being advisably interposed between thedbody of the Specicat'lon ot lietters Patent.l Pate-tmf out 143-, i. Application filed July 22, 1908. Ser1alNo.,444,s30,

oiiset and the-nutandr-lutin'g or packing k--..

being by preiferenee employed between the fitting Gand its seat, to insure -a' tight joint andl proper seating 'of the fitting. ing thereof; In others the waste and oyerflow passages are formed in metallic fittings' A section of the-waste pipe E connects the Y, D, end the fitting G, the lower end of the Yl being in' ,turn connected withy the main waste ipe, or with a trap therein as usual.l

vTo c ose the waste openinglono-utlet, I ros. vide, a lplug comprising a tubular Shogi, closed at its upper end, and. furnished with e conical or Haring member, which will prei-L erablybe made of soft rubber, leather, or.` other iexible' material capable of adapting .i

, itself to, and making a close'joint with, the

Gand-holding screw f i the closed head the bod-y of the p ug I is lem' gitudinally slotted, ormadei-n the form cfa i., grid, sothat whenthe plug yis vlifted 4from its seat and mow/edi' upward within the basirnan ample outlet (for the flow @fr waterE @and through the.- interior of the plug I shall het provided. The lower end ofthe plug I its upper, end-through a central Aboss o, rising vwith a collar or stop g tolimit its vertical movement. As shown, the rod Jnear its lower end. bends sharply'to one side, and 'l 'rence again sharply in the reversedirectionl v`which as shown, passes through the perforationmn ,thetang or tail lZvof the plug l.

lmakes sliding contact with the interior of the 'w'aste pipel.

. be. maintained in axial alinement with the to-theangular form ofthe rod and the 'bearshown, and to make' the openn r m of eoroutlet and carryingthe gridded or slotted therein. placed wellI below the upper edge-of the openings through the .disk K and collar fr be left open.

' "tion I avoid entirelyall openings through y j the outer walls of the ,waste and overflow 4 disk K, which is screwed into the littingG, y 10 owl, basin, or tub a distance suflicient to provided with a tang. or tail Z having an eye l or perforation m to receive the lower, oblhuely arranged end, n, of an -actuating*- rod passing axially through the upper por` tion ofthe Y, D, `and the waste pipe E and fitting G above said'Y. The rod J passes at from a circumferentially threaded perforate and by, reason of its perforations affords an overflow outlet. 'The boss o is preferably milled to facilitate its being turned by hand to: screw .in or out the disk K, At its upper end the rod J carries a knob p, and at a suitable distance below the disk K it is provided U0 produce 'the oblique or angled end n,

Just above the upper'bend the rodJ is provxded-witha guiding collar 7' of perforate or Spider form, th. circumference of whichl It will thus be' seen that the rod J will waste .pipe E during its rise and fall. Owing ing. of the phfg I against it, there will be little or no tendency of either to rotate about itsaxis; but to guard 4against such possibility 1 prefer to flatten the portion, n, as

responding form, as illustrated 1n Fig. 3.

Under the'above described construction -it will be seen that if the knobp, attached to the rodlJ, be pushed down, the plug will be seated in, and' will close the waste outlet, the rod-J ,stopping vat such point as is de terminedby the inclination of its extremity n, and the bearing thereof-inthe eye m of the plug. By lifting the rod J the inclined ortion n thereof, risingtln-mlgh the openm/g m, will cause the plug l to move upward,.and' 'this Will result in unsealing the portion of the plug l upward within the aord a free'and ample outlet for the-water As the overflow extensionI l1` is owl,.tub, or other structure, and the are quite `large, a veryy freeoveriiow outlet is afforded, precluding any danger' of clog-- ging, or of beinginadequate to carry oli' the full flow from the faucets,- should they It will be observed that by my construcpipes or tidings, and render s tuing glands unnecessary. It will also be 'seen that by merely ,unserewing the disk K, l'which may b e readily done by the fingers, without the useof any implement whatsoever, the plug I and rod J may be easilyb removed, leaving both the overflow and the outlet passages entirely unobstructed, 'and permitting a brush o r swab to be passed directly through each from end to end. when removed from its seat the interior of the plug I may similarly be cleaned thoroughly and easily, the exterior being kept free from any deposit by reason of its sliding within the Y, D, and

itsu'p'per side,'which alone is in the path of anything falling through the pipe E, being. scraped clean by the sharp edge of the open- .ing in the Y through. which it passes.

A s shown vin the drawings, the optlet or discharge pipe is placed at an angle to the horizon, so that a brush, swab, or cleaning implement may be readily introduced and passed through the same, and downward into the waste. pipe, the handle, if long, passing up overthe top of the vessel at the side opposite the outlet. This, though .not absolutely necessary materially facili tates cleaning, and permits the use of a long handled implement, which is often desirable.'

.'lhe details of construction may, of course,

be varied more or less without departing ,"*rorn the spirit or scope-of my invention, the

most .important feature of which is the provision of straight' and unobstructed pas sages both from the overflow and from the outlet v into the waste pipe.4

ltA will bev seenthat the overfiow and the outlet canbe` used with merely-a plugor stopper of'rny suitable character to close I claim is:

l. ln combination with a lwaste pipe, a vessel provided with' a discharge pipe and with an overflow pipe, each open-and unobstructed from end to end, and each extending in a direct line to the waste-pipe without bend, curve, or angle; and fittings applied. within the discharge pipe and over- 'low pipe, but freely removable therefrom at will, said ttings adapted to effect-a closing and opening of the discharge pipe as required.

2. In combination with a waste pipe, a vessel having an 'overflow extension below its upper edge; a waste' pipe extending directlyifdownward rom'said extension; `a discharge pipe extending in n direct line, et an angle to the horizon, from the lower part or the vessel to. the waste pipe and communicating therewith, the waste pi e f and discharge pipe beingl free and unos'- Ase structed from end to end; a. closing plug applied to the dise-heilige .pipe and having e. tang or teil extending through seid pipe into the'waste pipe; and an actuating rod J arranged within `the waste pipe and serving to'seet and unseat the, lug, the plug and rod being freely removablev to permit ready cleaning of the pipes. 4

3. In combination with e vessel,

A, provided in its up er part with an overflow extension F an in its lower part with e straight and unobstructed discharge pipe B, the projected axis of which posses above the edge of the vessel in a plane oblique to the horizon; a straight, open-ended waste pip; E communicating with said overflow; n waste pipe E; and a lug, adopted tov close the passage throu h the discharge pipe, the straight and uno structed Waste and discharge pipes permitting a cleaning implement to oe passed fireely through them from end to end. v

4. ln combination with e vessel having en overow outlet atie. point somewhat below its upper edge, a straight waste ipe of uniform internal f diameter exten ing downward from scid overow to the point of sttachment ci' the usual westepipe of a build ing, and devoid of internal projections or obstructions; and a straight, unobstructed discharge pi e extending obliqueiy downward *from t 1e lower part ot the vesselnnd opening into the Weste pipe thereof, said straight ond'unobstructed pipes permitting the ready introduction and passage thlou h each from end to end, of a cleaningimp ementndapted to fill the seme and make contactwith the entire inner surface thereof.

In combination with a vessel [i havin an overiow F; a fitting Gr applied to sui overflow; o waste pipe E connected with,

said fitting and provided with a Y, D; an outlet ttin B applied to the lower portion of the vesse and connected with the Y, D; n plug l seated within the fitting B and yhaving openings through its side walls below its closed upper end, and provided with s, tang Z; and en' actuating rod J located connecting the discharge pipe B -andv within the overflow pipe ond heaving: en

,oblique portion n engaging with end adept`n ed to move the plug l, substantially es set forth.

6. ln combination with e vessel A. having; enoverfiow tting G and e waste pipe exten lsaid tting; a. fitting Bappiied to the lower art oi' the. vessel sind communicating with the Waste pipe; e plug `I mounted within the fitting B; and a rody J passing centrally through oblique portion n to engage end move the plug I. y

e vessel A. provided with an overiow extension below its upper edge and in communication with'said waste pipe, .and provided 'also with a straight discharge pi e opening from its lower part; o waste p ug I arranged within the discharge pipe; an eetuating rod d having :in oblique portion n in operative engagement with plug l; and freely removable. guides for meintaing said rod in axial relation to the1 overilow pipe, substantially as set forth.

8. In. combi-nation with n vessel A havin@ a discharge pipe B; e waste pipe E, o. Y, connecting the discharge pi e and the Weste pipe, said several pipes and being straight and unobstructed; en overdow fitting G :ipplied to the open up er end of .the waste e disk K ap ed to the overflow fittin.; G and provideellwith a boss o; and rodpassing axially through the boss 0, provided with guiding collar r, and hevingvoblique portion n, arranged to beer against and to nctuate the plug I, substentielly es described. 9. In combination with a vessel A. having overflow and Weste fittings such as shown and described, :i waste plug applied to the waste opening and having o tong vor teil pro vided with an opening; and en actuating; rod Within the overflow pipe., provided Willi en. oblique portion n. of form to iit "seid open ing in the plug. f

In testimony whereof lf, have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES i?. LoNornLnow.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. Benen, Femme Wren.

7. 'In combination with e Weste pipe, endl pipe; a plug l ap pli e to the discharge pipe.

ingl therefrom; a perfornte disk K sented Ain the disk K, and provided with an reo 

